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Senate subcommittee holds SB2096 after debate over regional contracts and state hospital role
Summary
Senate Bill 2096, amended to remove references to the State Hospital, would authorize up to $64 million for contracts with private providers to expand regional inpatient and residential mental‑health care; the committee discussed staffing, existing regional contracts and possible adjustments and agreed to set the bill aside for further work.
Senate Bill 2096, as presented to the Senate Appropriations — Human Resources Division, would authorize the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private providers across the state to provide acute and residential behavioral‑health services. Senator Matherin, the bill’s sponsor, said the amended bill removed any language about remodeling the State Hospital and reduced a previous contract authority figure to $64 million from $100 million.
Matherin described the bill’s intent as creating “more opportunities for people to get mental health treatment in our regions,” framing the program as contracting with providers in geographic areas — originally described as four…
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